Carbonizing-furnace



T. IVI. U. VON POST.

cAHBomzmGFuRNAcE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. I5, I9I9.

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2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

T. M. U. VON POST CARBONIZING FURNACE.

APPLICATION FILED 00116. I9I9.

Hmm/ed Ap. 26, H2X.,

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

,eine Unseren vos eos'r', or erlegen, Swen' communie-noname.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented spin Application filed october 16, 1919. Serial Ho. 331,215.

Ee it known that l, TumiliELoHnn UN GERN von Postr, engineer, subject of the King of Sweden, residing` at Stiiket, Sweden, have .invented certain new and useful lmproveinents in `Carhonizingldurnaces, f which the following is a specilication.

yl`he furnace system in accordance with the present i rention, which is intended for continuous distillation or the like of organic inatter and other substances, .in which heat is transported and utilized from one furnace section to a succeedine` one, can he employed both 4tor the direct and 'the indirect heatinr of the' material to be treated. This system consists ol a nuh'iber of shafts or chambers, arranged in series in two rows and so con nected with one another, that lrases can he led through a 'furnace shaft or chamber to the next succeedingl shaft or chamber in the series alter havingr traveled past or through a hearth or firewoom lying` between adjacent shafts or chambers and which can be ,shut otl' from outside, in order finally to he diverted through a closablc conduit leading to a flue or smoke outlet arranged between Y the rows of shafts and con'irnon to the enF tire turnaee system. u

ln the accompanying' drawings are shown different Jfoi-ins ot the furnace system re- 'lierred to, consisting oi' six sha'lts or chainbrrs, 'three on either side ol the line.

Figure l .shows the l'urnace system with di erent forms of the shafts or'lclnunbers in horizontal. section on the line ,frin Figs. il and il. Fig. shows a vertical section on the line l-B in Fie'. l.

Fie". il shows a vertical section on the line CHC in We'. l.

`-l shows a part oll a horizontal sect-ion on the line ils-fr in Fir'. l and Fig, of

Fig. .3 ishy vertical section on the line hier. el.

isla vertical section on the line 'l. is a horizontal .section on the line Figs. El and 9. `-is a vertical section on the line F i12', l'.

is a vertical section on the line nations l 5 indicate in what series a certain detail is situated; thas for example -the designations shaft 5, fire-room g, or damper c, refer 'the fifth chamber in the series with appertaning fire-room and demper and so on. j

l' the furnace system is to he used for 'direct heating, the material is placed drectl in the shaft or chamber, see for en ample l and 2 in Fig. l and 1l in Fig. Y, in which case, the combustion gases are `allowed to sweep directly through 'the material. lt, on the other hand, it is to used for indirect heating, the chamber is provided with retorts, which may be either stznzionary,` as shown for example. at 3 and Il in l, or removable, as shown for etaan'iirile at and G in said figure and at 5 in lgs, l dnd and which may of the type disclosed in Letters Patent of theUnited States No. 889,150, granted to ine under date of May 26, 1908, or that shown in mv copending application Serial No. 331,214, filed @ctober l", 1919, in which the heating gases are caused to wash the outer Walls of the retorts in all these cases an outlet for the discharge of distille-- tion products is arranged at the bottoni of each chamber or retort.

ln Fig. l the relerenco characters, Vl` and 2 designate one 'forni or construction, 3 and 4 another, and 5 and (3 a third form of construction of the shaft with its appertaining devices. The chamber l, by means oit' the partition Wall t is divided into two halves cornn'iunicating"with one another, and the right half of which connnuiiicates with the left half ol the chamber through the con duit l), which provided with the damper Cl. whereby it can be closed. 'lf he chamber l-is also in communication with a flue of, connnon to all the chambers. by means oli a passage oro-peiling e, having a danipcr f1.

ln the,y drawings the conduits i) and c are shown with a common escape openiiur nrc (feeding from each chamber, which howeier is not necessary, though it entails certain ad vantages. i

Between the chambers lv and 2, as well as bet-Ween each pair of adjacent shafts or chambers in the entire system, there is arranged a lire chamber or hearth g2, exterior-ly provided with a gas-tight closahle opening; h, for the 'feeding ot the tucl or the idinission ot air. The end of the hearth f/ facing toward the furnace system communicated with the in'imediatcly succeediinr` shalt in the series, that is the shaft either directly or throng-h the part ol'- the conduit situated behind the damper c, in the direc*- tion oli-the current oi gas: l`hc chambers Il and il together with the appertaining hearths g5, to, are arranged essentially in the same manner. but with the ditlerence that the inlets a id outlets in the chambers are pro- Videdvwith stationary retorls l lniost. entirely around which the heating gases sweep. The arrangements for leading oil the smoky gases to the tlucs al are here, as in the other .i'orins shown in the drawing` essentially in conformity with those described with reference to shaft or chamber l in Fig. l. v

The chambers 5 and 6, Figs. l, 2 and 3 are intended for replaceable vertical retorts of cylindrical shape. rEhese shafts or chambers have been given a horizontal cross section in the forni of a. regular octagon, the dimensions of the retorts being such, that on the retort being lowered into the shaft, its wall will practically touch the sides of the octagon, though with the necessary play. ln order to give theheating gases suliclent space to circulate in the retort, a number of layers of brick in the chamber wall have been recessed, /as is indicated by the dotted lines in Figs. l and Two different Jforms o the conduits and lues between the chainbers eland 5 or 5 and G, are shown in Fig. l. lin accordance with one of these forms, the conduit b4 after having passed the damper c4, goes vertically downward opl'iosite the hearth 595, runs above it, parallel with it,

and debouches into the front or outer end ot' the fire arch, see Figs. l and In accordance with the other form, as shown in F ig.

2, the conduib o5 runs above the hearth fig/."

parallel with it, to the outer wall`r whereupon the conduit b5 diverges vertically downward to the front end of the fire arch above which the damper c5 has been placed, which latter here consists of a slidable damper, the operating rod of which pannes through the outer wall. Both in the ,latter and in the ormercase, the hearth {if/,1 or by., serves as the outermost connecting member 'for the conduit o, or b4.

The modification of the furnace system. 'which is shown in Figs. 4, 5 and (l differs from that show n in Figs. l, 2 and 3 only in the Jfact that ther shafts or chambers.` which in this case also may contain stationary or replaceable retorts, have their inlets or outlets placed diagonally, so that the inlet is situated at the outer wall of the furnace system and the outlet at. its inner side. The horizontal part of the conduit Situated behind the damper c, .is placed between two chambers at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the 'lurnace system in the same way as in the case oi the chambers :3 and (3 in Fig. l. in accordance with Figs. -lz and 5 this conduit part b5 debouches directly into the shaft (i, the hearth gn being placed under or, if desired, over the horizontal part of the conduit 55 and having its rear or .inner end debouching into the said part. ln accord- Levage@ Y conduit o, or lf, divorces from l: o i

ance with l1 ige. 4l and 5 l' throi Zig/ oiE the conduit l);

outer wall and is providi vice fr., a shutter or the i branch can serve as hea directed from within outward a. duit instead ol x made to Serve lirst as a c 'for combustible oistillation f ward as a channel 'of supply when the retort is coolh ed by the chamberl and the reif ascombustion air in the sucre unilai aiiangeinents and inode tion apply in all `lthe other tot nace System. the when torts. and in which the horiziol out oL the conduit o, running in the i ansvcrne eli-- rection of the furnace hearth off, which should bc 'from the drawing. Whei'ice a scription thereof if; superfluous.

ln the 'forms according to l? and the inlet and outlet opi rings rhanr bers as in the case olf lli -ll placed diagonall-f. though with ence that the outlets have been nh., vicinity of the'outer we and the n ward the inner side olf the -furiuuc Fig. T and S show oie and Figs. el another modilied lorin of the cond the hearth or air supply l* cri:

new. cordance with the mentioned or l vertically down iard at the outer Wall 10G oll the system. and innniuliately above the hearth is shut ofl by the dauuier while its horizontal part by@ or Lg.; in the transverse direction oli' ll system. lasI its inner end doblan-l l the chamber (i or 2 and ills outer c *1 ing through the outer wall. i closed by a shutter 7a4., or /i/Z. runs time serving as a conduit` l'ietwccn. bers :j and or 1. and il, and the he livr/2 and the ai'r inlet '.lor the cnam.: rl`he escape pipe e for c. sinolre tine el may then either l. the top as Shown in Fig. an or' Fig. 8 or else immediate damper c as is showin at the Fig. 8.

ln accmdance with the forni ,illust Figs. T and 5) the conduito, or i" from the outer lower part of c. c l. n Ll or Q, then runs horizontally in trai verse direction or the furnace. forming the hearth 7,7/5 or bij., and is in closahle 1 tion l1., or 71., with the outer air through il outer wall, and diverges at its inner en vertically upward toward the f the horizontal part o hearth Zig/5 or (if/1. .rainning in the imacat direction, in order finally to debouch at the top behind the damper e, or c, into the chamber 5 or 3. The connection with the flue has here been effected by the ramica tion downward of the pipe e, or e, at the inner end of the horizontal part bg of the conduit, as is evident from Figs. 7 and 9. In order to permit of the admission of air, for example to the chamber 5, for the purpose of cooling its contents, and at the same time to enable the chamber l to be -placed in connection with the smoke flue (l,

an outwardly closable air conduit'gl5 or gl, must be arranged, which may then be placedabove or below the hearth.

' From the foregoing it will be seen that in the operation of the Ifurnace the gases are led from one furnace shaft orvchamber either past or through a hearth Adependinfj upon whether or not the damper to sai hearth is closed, and then into the next succeeding shaft or chamber, and after such gases have so passed through all of the chambers in the series theyare then diverted through a closable conduit which leads themoi'l"1 to the flue or smoke outlet which is arranged between the v rows of shafts and --is common to the entire furnace system.

By means of the above described devices there is obtained a furnace system, easily constructed and easily operated besides having the advantages of low working costs and large output capacity. l

A special advantage is afforded in the fact that the furnace system under consideration can be added to and enlarged with further shafts or chambers without any appreciable interruption in the continuity of the rocess.'

aving thus described my inventionl declare, that what I claim is:

l. A carbonizing furnace, comprisingv a plurality of retort chambers arranged in series in two rows, a smoke iue between said rows, each of said chambers communicating by means oi' a damper-controlled conduit with said smoke flue and with the immediately succeeding;r chamber, a hearth conduit tor cach chamber, one located between each pair of adjacent chambers, and closablc from without, said chambers being,T also in communication with 'their respective hearth conduits.

2. A carbonizing,T furnace, comprising a plurality of retort chambers arranged in conduit with said smoke flue and with the L" immediately succeeding chamber, a hearth conduit for each chamber, one located between each pair of adjacent chambers, and closable from without, said chambersbeing also in communication with their respective hearth conduits, said. hearth conduits also communicating with said damper-controlled conduit of the chambers, whereby the hearth conduits and connectin conduits are provided with a common inlet to the respective chambers.

3. A carbonizing' furnace, comprising a plurality of retort chambers arranged in series in two rows, a smoke ue between said rows, each of said chambers communicating by means of a dan'iper-controlled conduit with said smoke fine and with the immediately succeeding chamber, a hearth conduit for each chamber, one located between each 'pair oi adjacent chambers, and c losable vfrom lwithout, said chambers being also in cornmunication with their respective hearth conduits, a branch of the conduits located behind the damper looking in. the direction of the current of gas serving as a common inlet for the hearth conduits and dampen controlled conduits to the next succeeding; chamber.

4. A carbonizing furnace, comprising a plurality of retort chambers arranged in series in two rows, va smoke iue between said rows, each of said chambers communi eating by means oiE a damper-controlled con i duit with said smoke flue and with the ini-v mediately succeeding chamber, a hearth conu duit for each chamber, one located between each pair oi' adjacent chambers, and closable from without, said chambers being.; also in communication with their respective hearth conduits, the inner end of the hearth conduits communicating with the damper controlled conduits behind the damper, the outlet to the next chamber being so located that a part ot' the damper-controlled conduits constitutes the hearth conduits.

ln witness whereot l have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

Vlitnesses: p

AUG. HAGELIN, PE1: Jonansson.

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